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Overall, I liked this installment of the Wayward Children. In this one we get to explore the other school for children who have entered mysterious doors. The one thing I didn‘t love was the body shaming, it just felt unnecessary for the plot. 4⭐️

I wasn't sure if I wasn't going to like this one, since it seemed to go a kinda dark place, but in the end... I liked it more than the last couple of books in the series, to be honest? It gives us a view of a wider world, and also we get to see what became of Regan!

This was my #DoubleSpin for the month, too.

An excellent entry into the series that explores the alternative to Eleanor's school and sets up an interesting possible future antagonist.

Bk5 of #20in4 #readathon & Bk10 of May is done!🙌 The 7th in the Wayward Children series is a lot darker than some of the others with a lot heavier themes. This is Cora‘s story of wanting to escape the Drowned Gods so much she asks to be transferred to the Whitethorn Institute, where children with lost doors go to forget. But things aren‘t what they seem & life gets a lot harder for the mermaid-in-waiting🧜🏼‍♀️ #BookspinBingo #SeriesLove2023

4½✨

If you ever wondered what happens to the children that don't find Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children. Then you should definitely read this one.
As always brilliant writing from McGuire - lyrical, magical and entrancing.

I'm loving how every character makes a reappearance somewhere in this series.

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@Clwojick #Pantone2023 #OysterMushroom #MochaMousse

oh how i love this series! so many gems sprinkled throughout each adventure. can't wait for the next one.

4th in my #BirthdayHaul is the 7th in the Wayward Children series of novellas. I adore these stories, they‘re magical & whimsical & perfect! Cora decides the Wayward Children‘s School isn‘t for her & asks for a transfer to the Whitethorn Institute. But not all schools for special kids are as welcoming & nice as Eleanor Wests.

I liked the characters (some of whom we‘ve met before), the themes McGuire addresses and the potential of the new school setting, but I found the plot weak and the pacing inconsistent. Not one of my favourites in this series.

#BacklistReadathon @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks

While I still have one more to go in the series, it is pretty safe to say this is my favorite story in the series. I was not sure at first but as I read on I fell in love with it.

An interesting book.

3.75/5

Read for Wayward Children readathon.

Apparently this type of plot obstacle/conflict creator in stories disturbs me more than I realized. As usual in this series, the book has some good things to say, but it also felt even more rushed than usual. Did anyone else catch the weekly contact (phone call?) vs unsent letters plot hole, or did I read that wrong? I think the story did best in opening up new avenues for this series to explore - looking forward to it! ⚠️ Fatphobia, brainwashing

"Shouldn't someone have found the right answer by now?"
Good point.?

This wasn't my favorite read in the series, but seems to open a lot of doors (pun intended) for future installments. The story did feel a bit rushed & vague & I wanted to understand more. Regardless, the plot was still very intriguing & the characters were highly interesting. Highly creative as always. While this wasn't a 5-star, it was still an excellent & fast read for me & I truly enjoyed it. I can't wait to pick up the next in the series.

I loved this whole series. (Minus book 6 because my library didn‘t have it)

Such a beautiful series.

Gets me in the gut.

Guaranteed to be a hit

I'm quite excited about my #BookSpin and my #DoubleSpin books! The first is a library book I've been super excited about reading, Where the Drown Girls Go, part of Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series. The other is a bookclub read and a favorite book of mine, Song of Susannah, book 6 of Stephen King's Dark Tower series.

@TheAromaofBooks

These are fairly short books but pack in a lot. The content is fantasy-esque but tends to touch on deeper topics of mental health and/or body image. This one was no different. Body image was pretty front & center. It was done tastefully, as always. This installment introduced new characters but not a new portal world. It was interesting to visit the White Thorn Institute but I really prefer the books about the different worlds behind the doors.

“They said it didn‘t matter what we thought the truth was; when the truth isn‘t something you can see, it‘s malleable, and because we‘re still legally children, our parents get to decide what‘s true for us. They get to say they want their ‘real‘ kids back, the ones they wanted, and not the ones they ended up with.”

Well, this sounds familiar. 😢

1. Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant & Catherynne Valente
2. A cozy couch
3. Nope. Weekends are too crazy & I read a lot anyway.
#wondouswednesday @Eggs

I‘m biased, I love these books so much. I‘ve said before and I‘ll keep saying it, I want kids just so I can read them these books!

I love this series, and it was nice to explore another school- even if the rigidness is terrifying. I hope this series never ends!

#Readin22 #TBR

This was probably my least favorite of the series that I love so very much. Cora decides to go to the Whitehorn institute to get away from evil gods from the twins world and learns it‘s a horrid trap. It was just okay, and we met new characters but I‘m not sure where McGuire plans to go from here and it left this one feeling somewhat lifeless. I gave it my lowest rating of this series, 3 stars.

This book felt like a bridge to set up future stories/conflicts between the schools and was less about Cora or any of the other worlds. I was happy to see Regan again, but wished things were turning out better for her. This is still a pick for me because the series is a favorite of mine. I also loved the artwork.
My #doublespin selection for January.
#bookspin

This was supposed to be a photo of a book about a mermaid who has been haunted by the Drowned Gods with my husband‘s Cthulu blanket… Igor photobombed. I‘m not mad 😹.

It‘s not my favorite in the series, but it‘s still great. Themes of not allowing anyone else to decide who you are, true friendship, and what being a hero really means.

Does anyone else have a routine for certain books or series?

Whenever a new Wayward Children book comes out I set aside time to listen to the audiobook straight through. Then I give myself a few days to digest before reading the physical book.

This last novella killed me. Between all of the hurt and fear Cora had, the sister school, and finding out how Riley ties in to the story...! The only thing I can BE SURE of is my love for this series.

I am in love with this series, and this installment was wonderful. I‘ve got to learn to read them more slowly and make them last!!! New in 2022 for #Booked22 @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

YAAAASSSSSSS! MY HOLD FOR THIS FINALLY CAME IN TODAY! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 I'm so excited! I can barely wait for work to be over so I can run home and start reading it! I am definitely putting a halt on all my other current reads so I can start this asap! 😁💕📚

Gotta destroy this school

Just realized that my calendar page for this month could totally be Cora.

🎨 Art by Walker Mettling & Caitlin Cali (out of PVD).

Barely enough to w(h)et my appetite, this installation in the Wayward Children series left me wanting so much more. Perhaps my least favorite book in the series. It‘s interesting in that it further develops McGuire‘s lore but I missed traveling to another world instead of just another school. Even more than the other odd-numbered books (which I always like less than the even-numbered ones), it felt like a placeholder & was lacking in fullness.👇🏻

#SeriesRead2022 @TheSpineView

I binge read the first 6 in this series again last week so I would be ready for this one when my library hold came in.

This book is a bit of a different set up than previous ones. Normally we're following the Wayward kids through a door to some magical place. In this book though we see what happens when there aren't doors to travel through.

Such a heartfelt story full of great characters. I loved it. 💚

They‘re here! I picked up my holds from Book People today. Now to decide whether to set aside my current read or make them wait a little longer. (I‘m probably going to make them wait a few days.)

Good news: the sun finally came out today.

Reading Seanan McGuire on the beach isn‘t so bad.

Home tomorrow. ❄️

This is the seventh novella in the Wayward Children series. The whole series, about children who take doors to other worlds and then come back to this one, is delightful. And this is no exception. Cora, who was a mermaid in her other world, is now haunted by the Drowned Gods. Adventure ensues.

My hold came in! I‘m so excited for the latest in this series. I read Juice Like Wounds the other day and it just made me want to go into this world again.
Where‘s my door?
Harpy just wants her dinner. 🐈‍⬛

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3996222824?book_show_action=false&from_rev...

While the Home for Wayward Children wants you to find your door again, the Whitethorn Institute wants you to forget. When Cora transfers to try and forget what she encountered in the Moors, she discovers a dark side to the Institute.

Loved, loved this. I knew a book of Cora‘s was going to destroy me. The world expansion was great & I have so many questions! I just wish it felt more complete instead of a bridge to something bigger. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Y‘all this book is so good. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and mostly it wrapped itself around the door in my heart and brought me home again.

This novella came out yesterday! One of the students at the Home for Wayward Children transfers to another school dealing in a different with children who have returned from other worlds, because she is desperate to forget. But the school has a dark side....

Don't start here, start at the beginning with Every Heart a Doorway. I like how each volume goes down an unexpected path, even if it took me a while to warm up to it.

In this seventh volume in the Wayward Children series, Cora, resident mermaid of Eleanor West‘s Home for Wayward Children, flees the reach of the Drowned Gods of the Moors by transferring to the anti-magical Whitethorn Institute. This is an action-packed, odd-numbered quest book and I find I prefer the immersive, even-numbered books in the series, but I will gladly spend any time in the Wayward Children‘s worlds, even if it‘s my own! Out 1/4/22.

Oh, this one is going to break me.

#CoverReveal January, 2022

https://www.tor.com/2021/05/04/cover-reveals-wayward-children-where-the-drowned-...